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单词 terraqueous
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Definition of terraqueous in English:

terraqueous

adjective tɛˈreɪkwɪəstɛrˈeɪkwiəs
  • Consisting or formed of land and water.

    由水陆形成的,水陆的

    the preservation of this terraqueous globe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The picture is the incontrovertible evidence that we live on a terraqueous globe.
    • In the terraqueous ecotones of the Basu river 148 species of algae, belonging to 5 divisions, were found.
    • No, to perambulate this terraqueous globe is too small a range; were it permitted, he should at least make the tour of the whole system of the sun.
    • "The art comprises a series of narrative landscapes inspired by the terraqueous reaches of the continent -- where separate realms of earth, sea and sky converge," Fraser writes on her website.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin terra 'land' + aqueous.

Definition of terraqueous in US English:

terraqueous

adjectiveterˈākwēəstɛrˈeɪkwiəs
  • Consisting or formed of land and water.

    由水陆形成的,水陆的

    the preservation of this terraqueous globe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the terraqueous ecotones of the Basu river 148 species of algae, belonging to 5 divisions, were found.
    • No, to perambulate this terraqueous globe is too small a range; were it permitted, he should at least make the tour of the whole system of the sun.
    • "The art comprises a series of narrative landscapes inspired by the terraqueous reaches of the continent -- where separate realms of earth, sea and sky converge," Fraser writes on her website.
    • The picture is the incontrovertible evidence that we live on a terraqueous globe.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin terra ‘land’ + aqueous.

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